you get a sense that it's kind of the end of the world because it's this rusty, brown color that envelops you. >> blaine finally makes out the faint red lights of cars paralyzed when the massive haboob extinguished the street lights. this sudden darkness is the most perilous aspect of the storm. one that can result in deadly accidents on the road. >> the primary danger that these people are going to experience is the rapid loss of this visibility. particularly if you're in any kind of a vehicle like a car, a plane, what have you. you run the risk of crashing that vehicle because you simply cannot see what is in front of you. >> and this large, dense haboob stares no square inch of ground in its path. this time lapse by photographer michael binski shows a different angle. from this spot near the heart of the city, you can see the storm roll right over the phoenix skyline, including a busy i-10 in the foreground. but just before the haboob reaches the highway, he makes a mad dash for safety. >> when the dust storm hit, i had jumped in my car and it was instantaneous blackout. i'd never been